SPEC Benchmark Workshop 2009

January 25, 2009
Austin, Texas

The SPEC Benchmark Workshop 2009 will be held on January 25, 2009, in
conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Standard Performance Evaluation
Corporation (SPEC). Those attending the free workshop are also invited
to participate in selected sessions during SPEC's Annual Meeting that
follows, January 26 to January 29, 2009.

The Workshop will take place at the Wyndham
Garden Hotel in Austin, Texas. It will bring together benchmark
developers and users in industry and academia, with presentations
on benchmark suites, CPU benchmarking, power and thermal benchmarking,
and modeling and sampling techniques. The workshop will conclude
with a panel discussion, "Benchmarking in the Multi-Core Era".

Registration

Traditionally, the workshop is held in an informal environment that encourages
free information exchange. There is no registration fee,
however, advance reservation is
required.

Student grants may be awarded, based on a combination of need and merit, to cover
travel expenses and allow students to attend the workshop. The application
deadline is December 29, and notification of awards will be sent by January 9, 2009.